Join us in Salt Lake City for this year’s National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The conference is free and open to anyone working in the field of federal sentencing, including judges, attorneys, and probation officers. Learn more:

Sneak preview of the upcoming Guidelines Manual! Chair Reeves announced the colors for the upcoming edition will be black and red in honor of Yazoo City High School, his alma mater.

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Good afternoon from Salt Lake City, this year's National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines is underway. More than 800 judges, law clerks, probation officers, practitioners, & others have joined us to discuss newly adopted guideline amendments, case law, ethics, & more!

NEW SERIES: Crime Victims Fact Sheets.The first two installments in this special series highlighting facts about victims of specific categories of federal crime are available now. Read them here: and be sure to check back for future installments.

NEW RESOURCE: the Supervised Release Toolkit is a one-stop hub for governing statutes, guidelines, policy statements, research, data, and more. Pair it with a brand-new eLearning course and QuickFacts to view trends in supervised release:

Yesterday, the U.S. Sentencing Commission unanimously voted to adopt priorities for the 2025-2026 annual sentencing guideline amendment cycle. Read more:

The Commission's public hearing on methamphetamine will begin shortly. Follow along on the livestream here:

Did you catch our recent podcast on stipulations? In Episode 34, Lori and Pete talk about §1B1.2(c), plea agreement stipulations. Listen now:

Check out USSC’s first-ever examination of prison contraband: This resource includes data on individuals sentenced for providing or possessing contraband in prison from FY19-FY23.

Today's public hearing will begin soon. Follow along on the livestream here:

The Commission is still seeking comment on policy priorities for the amendment cycle ending May.1, 2026: Comments will be accepted through July 18, 2025.

Wondering what changes to the Guidelines are scheduled to take effect on November 1? Amendments In Brief offer short summaries of the Commission's actions in a certain area of sentencing policy as well as the issue that prompted the guideline amendment.

Thanks to all those who took the time to meet with us last week in Chicago at the annual Judges Seminar, where Commissioners discussed upcoming amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines. For more information on the adopted Guideline amendments:

This publication includes information on the type of contraband possessed, how the contraband was smuggled into the facility, where and how the contraband was discovered, and more.

NEW Special Edition QuickFacts, USSC’s first-ever examination of prison contraband. This resource includes data on individuals sentenced for providing or possessing contraband in prison from FY19-FY23.

The federal sentencing caseload has fluctuated since 2015, reaching a high of 76,592 in 2019 followed by a low of 57,309 in 2021. Explore a full decade of crime data here:

NEW #QuickFacts are now available with FY2024 data on Drug Trafficking, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Fentanyl Analogue Trafficking:

The Office of General Counsel periodically releases Primers that give an overview of a variety of sentencing topics, such as aggravating and mitigating role adjustments. Find them all at

Want to explore sentencing trends? Meet IDA!. Our Interactive Data Analyzer allows you to filter federal sentencing statistics by year, offense type, and more. Try it out here:

Did you know the USSC publishes federal sentencing-related #caselaw summaries on a quarterly basis? The resource is printable but also interactive. Jump to a specific topic or circuit by clicking the map or table of content.